hook; crochet hook; crochet needle
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
even though; despite; when
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
knitting; knitted material; crochet
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
several types; several kinds; several species
to get used to using; to get accustomed to using
thinnish; somewhat narrow
lack of innovation; stupidity
central part; heart (of a city, etc.)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
smooth (skin, stone, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
good humour (humor); good mood
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to become better; to improve
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
boom; craze; (economic) boom; boom (of a boat); (microphone) boom
experience; history; record; career
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
disapproval; reluctance; unwillingness
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
assistance; backing; reinforcements
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
imperious; proud; heavy (nasal breathing)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on